Take Your Skills to the Field: Red Seal Gas Compression Technician Opportunity!
Are you a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic ready to take your expertise out of the shop and into the field? If you enjoy troubleshooting natural gas compression systems and solving complex technical challenges on-site, we want you on our team. We are hiring five experienced Gas Compression Technicians to work across Fort Nelson, BC, and Edmonton, AB.
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This role is ideal for mechanics who thrive with autonomy, excel at problem-solving, and take pride in completing critical work where it truly matters.
What You Can Expect:
Competitive Compensation: Earn $56.70/hour, with additional field premiums and allowances to recognize your specialized skills.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 14-day on, 14-day off rotation, giving you two weeks of intensive work followed by two full weeks of personal time, with opportunities to accumulate overtime.
Field Support & Benefits: Work primarily at customer sites with travel, camp accommodations, and a travel allowance provided, making life on the road both comfortable and manageable.
Advantages
What We Provide:
Fully Equipped Service Truck: Start each day ready to work with a company-provided service truck stocked with all essential tools and supplies.
All Tools Included: Access to all large, specialized, and diagnostic equipment required to perform your tasks safely and efficiently.
Gear & Equipment Support: Generous allowances for PPE, work boots, and personal hand tools ensure you’re always fully prepared on the job.
Unionized Benefits: Enjoy the stability and perks of a unionized workplace, including competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and strong team support.
Responsibilities
The Challenge:
Take the lead as the on-site technical authority, assuming full responsibility for repairs, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and complex overhauls on critical equipment. You’ll serve as the go-to expert for any issues related to Natural Gas Compression or Energy Power Generation systems.
Work hands-on with a variety of specialized machinery, including:
Natural gas and diesel engines of various types
Industrial compressors and power generation units
Equipment from all major OEMs, including Caterpillar, Waukesha, Ariel, Cummins, and other non-Caterpillar brands
Qualifications
Mandatory Field Requirements: Are You Ready for the Challenge?
This is a senior, highly specialized field role — not a training position. Only apply if you can confidently demonstrate expertise in all the areas listed below.
Expert-Level Role: A senior position requiring advanced hands-on knowledge. On-the-job training or foundational learning is not provided.
Required Certification: Must hold a Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) certification. Candidates from other Red Seal trades, such as Millwright, Mechanic, or Electrician, may be considered if they have verifiable hands-on experience with gas compression equipment.
Gas Compression Experience: Proven practical experience with industrial Gas Compression systems across multiple makes and models is mandatory.
Field Assembly Expertise: Ability to perform high-stakes assembly work with precision, including first-time, leak-free sealing of complex system connections.
Torque Precision: Demonstrated skill in applying torque accurately to critical system connections in strict accordance with technical specifications.
Additional Advantages:
Industry Background: Direct experience in Gas Compression and Well Servicing environments is a strong plus.
System Commissioning: Familiarity with start-up and commissioning procedures for industrial equipment.
Engine Knowledge: Hands-on experience with Caterpillar G3600 A4 engines is considered an asset.
Summary
Don't miss the cutoff!
If you're ready to put your Red Seal and your compression expertise to work for a company that values your time and skill with industry-leading pay, apply today by sending your resume to renee.paul@randstad.ca with the subject line "Gas Compression Technician" or directly to this ad!
We're ready to fill these five spots!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Take Your Skills to the Field: Red Seal Gas Compression Technician Opportunity!
Are you a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic ready to take your expertise out of the shop and into the field? If you enjoy troubleshooting natural gas compression systems and solving complex technical challenges on-site, we want you on our team. We are hiring five experienced Gas Compression Technicians to work across Fort Nelson, BC, and Edmonton, AB.
This role is ideal for mechanics who thrive with autonomy, excel at problem-solving, and take pride in completing critical work where it truly matters.
What You Can Expect:
Competitive Compensation: Earn $56.70/hour, with additional field premiums and allowances to recognize your specialized skills.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 14-day on, 14-day off rotation, giving you two weeks of intensive work followed by two full weeks of personal time, with opportunities to accumulate overtime.
Field Support & Benefits: Work primarily at customer sites with travel, camp accommodations, and a travel allowance provided, making life on the road both comfortable and manageable.
Advantages
What We Provide:
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Fully Equipped Service Truck: Start each day ready to work with a company-provided service truck stocked with all essential tools and supplies.
All Tools Included: Access to all large, specialized, and diagnostic equipment required to perform your tasks safely and efficiently.
Gear & Equipment Support: Generous allowances for PPE, work boots, and personal hand tools ensure you’re always fully prepared on the job.
Unionized Benefits: Enjoy the stability and perks of a unionized workplace, including competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and strong team support.
Responsibilities
The Challenge:
Take the lead as the on-site technical authority, assuming full responsibility for repairs, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and complex overhauls on critical equipment. You’ll serve as the go-to expert for any issues related to Natural Gas Compression or Energy Power Generation systems.
Work hands-on with a variety of specialized machinery, including:
Natural gas and diesel engines of various types
Industrial compressors and power generation units
Equipment from all major OEMs, including Caterpillar, Waukesha, Ariel, Cummins, and other non-Caterpillar brands
Qualifications
Mandatory Field Requirements: Are You Ready for the Challenge?
This is a senior, highly specialized field role — not a training position. Only apply if you can confidently demonstrate expertise in all the areas listed below.
Expert-Level Role: A senior position requiring advanced hands-on knowledge. On-the-job training or foundational learning is not provided.
Required Certification: Must hold a Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) certification. Candidates from other Red Seal trades, such as Millwright, Mechanic, or Electrician, may be considered if they have verifiable hands-on experience with gas compression equipment.
Gas Compression Experience: Proven practical experience with industrial Gas Compression systems across multiple makes and models is mandatory.
Field Assembly Expertise: Ability to perform high-stakes assembly work with precision, including first-time, leak-free sealing of complex system connections.
Torque Precision: Demonstrated skill in applying torque accurately to critical system connections in strict accordance with technical specifications.
Additional Advantages:
Industry Background: Direct experience in Gas Compression and Well Servicing environments is a strong plus.
System Commissioning: Familiarity with start-up and commissioning procedures for industrial equipment.
Engine Knowledge: Hands-on experience with Caterpillar G3600 A4 engines is considered an asset.
Summary
Don't miss the cutoff!
If you're ready to put your Red Seal and your compression expertise to work for a company that values your time and skill with industry-leading pay, apply today by sending your resume to renee.paul@randstad.ca with the subject line "Gas Compression Technician" or directly to this ad!
We're ready to fill these five spots!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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